Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW8241
Latitude
47.89000 N
Longitude
97.16000 W
Elevation
848 ft
Rank
255of 298 in North Dakota, Oct 6
Air temperature
50F
Relative humidity
85%
Pressure
29.71inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
2mph
Wind direction
133°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

On the radar over Citizen station DW8241ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 336 instruments in North Dakota stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW8241 Report

Rank 255 of 298 in North Dakota, Oct 6. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

247 score84.0of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3561.122 of 36 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 21 s
  3. Continuityweight 1088.1longest silence 5.4 h, on a schedule of one report every 74 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20--
  5. Instrument checksweight 15--
  6. Forecast checkweight 10--

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

Rank
255of 298 in North Dakota, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
20 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.1 °Fcooler than the airport station KGFK, 3.8 miles away, on average over 13 readings; typical difference 1.7 °F

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 22 of 36 scheduled reports received, 61.1%.

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Chart of the 298 ranked stations in North Dakota on Oct 6 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 2; 20 to 29 per cent, 5; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 13; 50 to 59 per cent, 6; 60 to 69 per cent, 15; 70 to 79 per cent, 8; 80 to 89 per cent, 22; 90 to 99 per cent, 119; 100 per cent, 106. Citizen station DW8241 received 61.1 per cent, 22 of 36 scheduled reports, rank 255 of 298.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH DAKOTA, Oct 6THIS ONE: 61.1%, 22 OF 36, RANK 255 OF 298PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19220 to 29530 to 39140 to 491350 to 59660 to 691570 to 79880 to 892290 to 99119100106STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station DW8241's rank in North Dakota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 261 of 306; 2026-10-06 rank 255 of 298.ITS RANK IN NORTH DAKOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300Oct 5Oct 6
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%106
90 to 99%119
80 to 89%22
70 to 79%8
60 to 69%15
50 to 59%6
40 to 49%13
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%5
10 to 19%2
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 6, 202625529861.1%
Oct 5, 202626130653.8%

Station report

Citizen station DW8241, in 4 sheets

Drawn from its report of undefined, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The wind

Contents

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW8241, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8241FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW8241PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW8241, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8241TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW8241-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 848 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.02 inHg and the temperature at 56.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.71 inHg means its barometer reads 28.81 inHg; it reports 50.0 F, 6.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW8241 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 848 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.02 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.71 and the station pressure it means, 28.81.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8241FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW8241 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION DW82413 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT848 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.02 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.71 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.81 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED50.0 FTITLECitizen station DW8241, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8241TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW8241-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 37 degrees above the horizon at 47.89 N, and the day is 11 h 13 min long. Level ground there takes 60 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW8241, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 42 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8241FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW8241ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 66°EQUINOXES 42°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 6, 37°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 60 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.89 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station DW8241, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8241TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW8241-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 848 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW8241, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 50.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8241FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE50.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW8241, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8241TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW8241-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

2 places read it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Citizen station DW8241

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